By Kyle Coppola
Student-Athlete Highlight: Leesburg High School Evan James
Evan James is one of the best athletes that Lake County has to offer. He is a football star but is also having a great season on the basketball court. James has offers from West Virginia and Pittsburgh to play football.
James caught 33 passes this season on the football field for a total of 650 yards. He had 10 total offensive touchdowns and averaged nearly 20 yards per catch. He and quarterback Salomon Georges have amazing chemistry, and it showed this season.
Meanwhile on the basketball court James is a hustler. He is quick, athletic and makes some amazing plays offensively and defensively. He can dunk, shoot three pointers, passes the ball effectively and his hudl footage shows what an athlete this kid is.
No matter if it’s on the football field or basketball court, James is just a true athlete who will be entering his senior year in the fall of 2024. While he is uncommitted at this time we look forward to seeing his progress over the spring and summer months.
Leesburg High School could also make a run at a possible State Championship this season with the team that they have.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
